Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Harpercollins |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780060964771 |
A look at the last one hundred years of American pop culture includes discussions of pop songs, books, and media
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Harpercollins |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780060964771 |
A look at the last one hundred years of American pop culture includes discussions of pop songs, books, and media
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2016-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0785834370 |
Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 609 |
Release | : 1996-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1101656077 |
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Charles Panati explores the origins of hundreds of religious rituals, customs, and practices in many faiths, the reasons for religious holidays and sacred symbols, and the meanings of vestments, sacraments, devotions, and prayers. Its many revelations include: * Why the Star of David became the Jewish counterpart of the Christian cross * What mortal remains of the Buddha are venerated today * How the diamond engagement ring became a standard * That the first pope was a happily married man * How Hindu thinkers arrived at their concept of reincarnation * Why Jews don't eat pork, why some Muslims don't eat certain vegetables, and how some Christians came to observe meatless Fridays Sacred Origins of Profound Things is an indispensable resource for all those interested in the history of religion and the history of ideas--and an inspiring guide to those seeking to understand their faith.
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : 9781567316179 |
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Penguin (Non-Classics) |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780140271447 |
Where did the word love come from? Has there ever been a gay pope? How did Valentine's Day originate? From the lascivious to the romantic, from the hard-core to the scientific and the scholarly, this engaging and eye-opening compendium of little known facts about sex is both informative and endlessly entertaining.
Author | : Martin Loosemore |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2003-12-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 113450683X |
Although construction is one of the most labour-intensive industries, people management issues are given inadequate attention. Furthermore, the focus of attention with regards to HR has been on the strategic aspects of HRM function - yet most problems and operational issues arise on projects. To help redress these problems, this book takes a broad view of HRM, examining the strategic and operational aspects of managing people within the construction sector. The book is aimed at project managers and students of project management who, until now, have been handed the responsibility for human resource management without adequate knowledge or training. The issues addressed in this book are internationally relevant, and are of fundamental concern to both students and practitioners involved in the management of construction projects. The text draws on the authors' experience of working with a range of large construction companies in improving their HRM operational activities at both strategic and operational levels, and is well illustrated with case studies of projects and organizations.
Author | : K. Niemeyer |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2014-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137375884 |
Media and Nostalgia is an interdisciplinary and international exploration of media and their relation to nostalgia. Each chapter demonstrates how nostalgia has always been a media-related matter, studying also the recent nostalgia boom by analysing, among others, digital photography, television series and home videos.
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : |
A witty & comprehensive look at the world's endings.
Author | : Charles Panati |
Publisher | : Mariner Books |
Total Pages | : 427 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries. |
ISBN | : 9780395562383 |
Describes the origins of more than 1000 objects, ideas, movements, and concepts, including checkers, the computer, ragtime, Islam, ice cream, the abacus, Yiddish, and many other familiar and not-so-familiar things